The lack of rains in the eastern region has caused what specialists describe as “the most severe drought of the last decade.”
Lima, Peru – The shortage of water in the province of Santiago de Cuba has left shocking prints this weekend, particularly in the Salao cast, where a long tail of empty tanks rows forward to the precious liquid.
“In the Salao cast ‘in Santiago de Cuba, the buildings do not dream of repairs or fresh paint: they expect a miracle in the form of a pipe,” reported the independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta, who also shared the Images on Facebook.
The lack of rainfall in the eastern region of Cuba has caused what specialists describe as “the most severe drought of the last decade” in Santiago de Cuba. In the head of that province alone, about half a million inhabitants are affected by the shortage of water.
The situation in the provincial head is “alarming,” acknowledges a report by state newspaper Diario Sierra Maestra. Very depressed reservoirs and distribution cycles that, in most cases, exceed 30 days make the daily life of Santiago worse.
“To this are added the problems with the networks and hydraulic systems (salideos and breakage of the equipment); the electricity generation deficit that makes continuous pumping impossible; the availability of tank trucks (pipes) that does not supply the demand; as well as countless indisciplines towards the networks, and disproportion of the cycles between one sector and another,” warns the official press.
Katia Alarcón Méndez, director of the hydraulic use company, commented that the few existing rainfall are far from the supply sources. The situation is critical of monkey puddle out of service at 8.8 % of its capacity; Gilbert at 13%; 16 %stop; White drop to 18.3 % and Chaloons shows a level of only 31.4 %.
At the national level, the situation is equally serious, specialists of hydraulic resources in Cuba say that at this time 99% of the country is affected by the meteorological drought. This is the driest period on the island since 1901.
